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sounds like some great figures, what about driveline and warranty issues?
No doubt it will put more wear on the driveline but i think if you compare the same power from a stroked V8 it wouldn't exert as much force due to the progressive nature of turbo's.
Of idle the turbo needs to boost so power comes on when the driveline is already moving unlike a V8 where it's instant bottom end torque from idle.
I'm curious to know how much boost this new piggy back chip is unleashing. To be honest for a daily driven car i would leave it to around 10psi for durability. A stock engine can generally withstand about 12-14psi before need forged pistons and balancing.
I have to say i'm glad Ford have tapped into the turbo market tunability as well as there legendary heritage of V8 powered sedans. Best of both worlds i say.
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I'm curious as to how you are increasing boost to 10+ psi if all the extra ECU is running is the two additional injectors.
Isn't the boost limit a factor of the Blackwood ECU?
You must be getting around this someway, otherwise your factory ECU would be going apeshit with all these extra inputs that don't all match up???
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1. No idea. The Morosso Power Calculator or Eastern Creek would be a good bet to answer this question.
2. Since we didn’t design the drivetrain and don’t have any specs we cannot determine it’s life with the current power output. But you can rest assured it will be less then when it is running stock boost.
3. Fuel consumption is based primarily on the power output which is based on your right foot :) If driven sedately fuel consumption should be stock since you will be in closed loop mode and cruise conditions.
4. Stage 2 has not been determined yet.
5. A factor of safety is usually built into stock components. But since we have no data on the engine’s internal parts we cannot determine what boost this engine can safely sustain for long periods of time.
6. The current tune is conservative which is based on the air/fuel ratios and ignition timing used. However a street engine and race engine are 2 totally different things and we cannot give you any accurate information as to the use of this engine under sustained power for long periods of time.
7. Torque cannot be measured by any chassis dynamometer to any useful accuracy. Only an engine dyno can tell you that. Ie. we don’t know.
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Yes a solution to fooling the stock computer has been found. Can I tell you how? No I can’t :)
But we must give credit to the engineers down at Ford. They threw in a few clangers that had the guys scratching their heads for a while hehehe :)
Good stuff guys, the XR6T is well on the way to becoming one of the most popular ozzie performance cars out there. The aftermarket industry should be buzzing soon with performance upgrades!
Just an observation, engineers from both Ford and aftermarket companies seem to think that after 300kw's or so stronger internals are needed, such as rods, valves etc
Unigroup, has your company done any upgrades for any other BA model, or plan to?
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